Sujet : Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better)
De : ldo (at) *nospam* nz.invalid (Lawrence D'Oliveiro)
Groupes : sci.electronics.design comp.sys.raspberry-piDate : 18. Jun 2025, 01:09:30
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On Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:26:06 -0700, john larkin wrote:
I don't want to do mechanical design myself. I have two guys who do
that, and they use Solidworks.
Is it really a good idea to have all the work you have done locked up in a
proprietary format under the control of someone else?
Perhaps ask them what they think of open-source alternatives like FreeCAD?
| Date | Sujet | # | | Auteur |
| 17 Jun 25 |  SolidWorks is cool, sort of | 38 | | john larkin |
| 17 Jun 25 |  Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 37 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 18 Jun 25 |  Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 36 | | john larkin |
| 18 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 35 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 18 Jun 25 |  Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 2 | | Sergey Kubushyn |
| 18 Jun 25 |   Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | Crash Gordon |
| 18 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 32 | | john larkin |
| 18 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 31 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 18 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 30 | | john larkin |
| 19 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 29 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 19 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 28 | | john larkin |
| 19 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 19 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 19 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 18 | | john larkin |
| 20 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 17 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 20 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 16 | | john larkin |
| 21 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 15 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 21 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | piglet |
| 21 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 2 | | john larkin |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 22 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 11 | | candycanearter07 |
| 22 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 8 | | john larkin |
| 22 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 4 | | Jeroen Belleman |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | john larkin |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 2 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | john larkin |
| 22 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | The Natural Philosopher |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 2 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | john larkin |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 2 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 23 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | john larkin |
| 19 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 8 | | Lasse Langwadt |
| 19 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 7 | | john larkin |
| 20 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 3 | | Lasse Langwadt |
| 20 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 2 | | Lawrence D'Oliveiro |
| 20 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | john larkin |
| 20 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | Robert Riches |
| 20 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 2 | | The Natural Philosopher |
| 22 Jun 25 | Re: SolidWorks is cool, sort of (but FreeCAD might be better) | 1 | | john larkin |